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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (190g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 152
Calories from Fat 1		(1%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.2g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 2mg		0%
Potassium 114mg		3%
Total Carbohydrate 39.6g		13%
	Dietary Fiber 2.5g	10%
	Sugars 36.0g
Protein 0.3g		0%
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Mint Apples

Recipe #144341 | 20 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Molly53
Nov 9, 2005

These jade green gems beautifully garnish roast lamb. The color and flavor could easily be changed using red food coloring and cinnamon extract to garnish other dishes. From the Mississippi Valley chapter of Midwestern Recipes, The United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Institute of Chicago, 1947.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 small apples, peeled and cored (use a good flavored apple, such as Mackintosh)
1/8 teaspoon mint extract
green food coloring

Directions

1
Boil sugar and water together for five minutes.
2
Add a few drops of food coloring and the mint flavoring.
3
Place apples in pan with syrup and cover tightly.
4
Simmer slowly until apples are slightly tender (but still holding their shape).
5
Serve as a garnish to roast lamb.